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Essays
Essays on living a fulfilling life, meaningful work, writing, books, travel, and the quieter truths that shape a life over time.
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I Started a Book Club. Kinda.
I started a local book club in my area by passing books to a friend and letting useful ideas travel from one reader to the next.
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I Stopped Sharing My Life and Started Living It
After a grand mal seizure forced me offline, journaling gave me a private way to document my life—and helped me live with more attention, balance, and meaning.
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How You Lose Reveals Who You Are
Everyone loses. Few people lose well. This essay explores why accepting responsibility, respecting the winner, and learning from defeat are the habits that build resilience,…
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How to Create Dreams Without Deadlines
Learn a simple, pressure free process for creating dreams without deadlines so you can imagine a more fulfilling life without turning everything into another goal.
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What Oliver Tree’s Life Teaches Us About Not Waiting to Become Ourselves
Oliver Tree’s life and death are a sobering reminder that life does not wait for us to feel ready. This reflection looks beyond fame and shock value to ask a deeper question: what…
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The Next Phase of Life Is Not Retirement: Choosing What Fits Your Life Now
I was recently contacted by an old client about a new project. I had to say no. Not because I stopped working, but because my life has moved into a different phase.
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What David Attenborough Teaches Us About Living a Fulfilling Life
David Attenborough’s 100 years of life offer a powerful lesson in curiosity, meaningful work, humility, and leaving a legacy that serves something larger than yourself.
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Why Writing to the People You Love Matters More Than Building an Audience
Writing is not only about building an audience. It can also be a way to leave truth, love, memory, and meaning for the people closest to you.
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Stop Optimizing Your Life and Start Living It
Stop optimizing every part of your life. A more fulfilling life does not come from endless tweaking, but from presence, clarity, and actually living.
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The Digital Book Reading System: How I Organized 800 Books and Read More Thoughtfully
Organizing 800 Kindle books forced me to rethink how I read. This simple system replaces chaos with clarity and makes reading thoughtful again.
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The Dented Ping Pong Ball and the Beauty of an Unplanned Life
What if the thing that disrupted your life is the very thing that can make it better? In this personal essay, I share how my cat’s dented ping pong ball became a lesson in…
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Jane Goodall’s Final Message: Purpose, Legacy, and Why You Should Never Quit
What Jane Goodall’s final message teaches us about purpose, legacy, and the quiet power of never giving up. A reflection on meaning, responsibility, and living fully.
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The Uncomfortable Truth About Self-Help Critics and Gurus
An examination of the uncomfortable truth about self help critics and gurus, and how to separate useful guidance from performance, certainty, and empty promises of transformation.
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How to Stay a Good Person in a Broken World
A personal essay about staying grounded, protecting your attention, and treating the people within reach well when the wider world feels corrupt, cruel, or overwhelming.
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Why I’m Not Writing a Year in Review and What I’m Leaving Behind Instead
Why Christopher Sherrod is not writing a conventional year in review, and what leaving behind old habits, expectations, and unfinished identities can make possible instead.
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Being Grateful Every Day Changed How I Live
I once waited for life to improve before feeling grateful. Living with seizures taught me a different way. This is how daily gratitude changed how I live.
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The Power That Everyone Believes In
A reflection on the shared experience behind prayer, manifestation, spells, the placebo effect, and other names people give to the mysterious power they believe can change their…
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The Rhythm Beneath Everything: What Living on the Beach Really Teaches You
A reflection on what living beside the beach teaches about rhythm, patience, attention, and the deeper patterns beneath ordinary days.
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Quiet Generosity: The New Face of Philanthropy
Quiet Generosity: The New Face of Philanthropy
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Why I Don’t Care About Slow Living or Fast Living — I Care About Feeling Fulfilled
Why Christopher Sherrod is less interested in whether life is slow or fast than in whether it feels fulfilled, meaningful, balanced, and aligned with what actually matters.
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Remembering Maru: How a YouTube Cat Helped Me Heal
Remembering Maru, the beloved YouTube cat whose gentle presence offered comfort, companionship, and an unexpected source of healing during a difficult period.
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Why Successful People Don’t Waste Time Arguing
Why successful people protect their time and energy by avoiding pointless arguments, accepting that debate rarely changes closed minds, and letting their actions speak louder than…
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Dr. Baxter D. Montgomery: Healing With Plants
Tribute to Dr. Baxter D. Montgomery, Heart Surgeon Who Healed With Plants and Purpose
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The Soundtrack That Changed My Life
What Vangelis taught me about legacy, creative devotion, and making work that continues to matter long after its creator is gone.
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The Hidden Cost of Cutting Corners: Why Quality Hosting Matters More Than You Think
The Hidden Cost of Cutting Corners: Why Quality Hosting Matters More Than You Think
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Finding Balance: Why Extreme Mindsets Don't Lead to Entrepreneurial Success
Finding Balance: Why Extreme Mindsets Don't Lead to Entrepreneurial Success
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Stop Giving Billionaires and Influencers So Much of Your Attention
An essay about taking back your attention from billionaires, influencers, and tech moguls, while learning to admire useful work without handing public figures authority over your…
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The Digital Canary: Arthur Firstenberg's Legacy of Electromagnetic Awareness
Tribute to Arthur Firstenberg Electromagnetic Awareness Pioneer
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Success is Built in Baby Steps: Why Overnight Success is a Myth
Success is Built in Baby Steps: Why Overnight Success is a Myth
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The Power of Letting Go: Why Not Caring What Others Think is One of Life's Greatest Lessons
One of the most transformative lessons I've learned in life is this: don't care too much about what others think of you. This realization has freed me from unnecessary stress,…
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Why Preparing for the Olympics and Building a Business Are Not the Same
I love the Olympics. I wrote this after the latest one because I was enjoying the Olympics myself. Everyone involved is amazing. Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony was the best one I've…
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A Heartfelt Love Letter to My Soulmate: Celebrating Our Timeless Connection
A short love letter about missing romance in public, appreciating everyday gestures, and expressing devotion when ordinary words do not quite feel sufficient.
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Striving for Balance - My True Life Goals
A personal reflection on choosing balance and a fulfilling life over maximum wealth, with goals for meaningful work, time outdoors, creative hobbies, relationships, and a simpler…
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Transformative Giving: Empowering Lives Through Direct Entrepreneurial Philanthropy
An essay on direct giving and how entrepreneurs can use money, relationships, and practical support to help people create more autonomy, dignity, and positive change.
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Strengthening Your Online Security: The Power of Strong Passphrases, Two-Factor Authentication and PassKeys
A friend of mine got hacked recently, and I helped them recover their account. Here are my notes on how to ensure this doesn’t happen to you.
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Entrepreneurial Lessons From Mr. Rogers
Entrepreneurial Lessons from Mr. Rogers
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Completing the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Challenge: A Musical Journey
Embracing the Challenge Embarking on the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die project was a musical odyssey that enriched my life in ways I never expected. What began as a…
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Embracing Earth Day Every Day: A Call for Continuous Environmental Consciousness
Rethinking Earth Day: Making Environmental Stewardship a Daily Practice
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Honoring the Legacy of Charles F. Feeney: A Tribute to a Luminary Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs, delve into the inspiring journey of Charles F. Feeney. Discover how his audacious shift from accumulating wealth to impactful giving redefines entrepreneurial…
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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence: A Creator's New Best Friend
A practical personal account of how Christopher Sherrod integrated AI into his life, using it to support thinking, writing, research, and everyday work without surrendering human…
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How Smart Notes Transformed My Productivity and Well-being
What Are Smart Notes? First let’s start off with defining smart notes, which is a modern application of the Zettelkasten method , a systematic and thoughtful approach to taking…
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Rennie Davis: From Revolutionary to Visionary for a New Humanity
Rennie Davis: From Revolutionary to Visionary for a New Humanity
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Entrepreneurs that give Entrepreneurs a bad name
Fake entrepreneurs giving false advice. <! more I’ve long been an entrepreneur.
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Skipping Success: The Allure of Entrepreneurial Fame and the Pitfalls of Premature Business Coaching
I see so many new entrepreneurs who crave being famous for being an entrepreneur. <! more So much so they skip the being a successful entrepreneur step and go right into business…
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Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Partner: It's All the Same
Boyfriend/Girlfriend, Husband/Wife, and Domestic Partner are all older terms for what is really a partner. A partner in life. I have a wonderful partner in life who I adore.
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Embracing Entrepreneurship: It's Not Just a Job, It's a Calling
There is a lot of entrepreneur training that makes it sound like it’s a job. <! more It isn’t.
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Branding Matters More After You Know What You Stand For
Branding matters, but it works best after you know what people actually trust you for.
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Living the Miami Vice lifestyle without the drugs
My favorite show as a teenager living in remote Alaska was, believe it or not was Miami Vice.
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Biggest Problem in Business
I get so frustrated when I see entrepreneurs struggling in business. It's almost always because they don't have enough business. And after a short talk it's almost always that…
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Ram Dass: Going Home
< "We are soul. As souls, we are not under time or space. We are infinite."
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Lessons From a Failed Business Deal: Watch for Desperation
The Deal Gone Wrong Not every business deal goes as planned. Recently, I had a deal fall through in a rather dramatic and unsettling manner. The individual I was working with went…
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David Letterman's new show is conscious
David Letterman's new show? Wow. He really cares. He's a good guy. Really interesting conversations with people that are helping the world. His latest guest Malala Yousafzai is a…
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A 2018 Note on Cryptocurrency and Speculation
Note: This was written in February 2018, during a volatile moment in cryptocurrency. I am keeping it as a dated reflection on speculation, hype, and risk, not as current…
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Play-Doh focus tip
I use Play Doh to help me focus sometimes. It's a weird trick that works for me. And if you see me doing it while talking to you it's actually a compliment because I'm focusing on…
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Honoring Ursula K. Le Guin - A Sci-Fi Visionary Who Showed Us New Possibilities
One of my favorite SciFi writers died Monday. She wrote stories that showed us how different things could be for us. “Light Hand To Darkness” was a major influence for me and…
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Forget Shark Tank; Be A Dolphin Entrepreneur Instead
So which is more important: competition or cooperation?
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What business can learn from Wonder Woman hit movie
The Wonder Woman movie is a huge sign that people want things that matter. It isn’t all about how fast the superhero can fight. It’s about doing the right thing and doing it well.
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Stepped Into Richard Branson
Back in 2016 I took part in a Native American ceremony and had some major visions. It was an interesting night.
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Living on a Dollar a Day
Staying in Mexico for a while has shown me what poverty really looks like.
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Is the truth of death being suppressed?
Is the real purpose of death being suppressed from humans?
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Your own VPN
I was talking to some other Digital Nomads about security on the Internet at a party. Someone just moved in from an iffy freedom country and he asked what VPNs we used, that's…
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Minimalism is it the answer?
I watched the documentary Minimalism on Netflix and was struck that I essentially did that by going on around the world trip slowly that began in October 2016.
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Carrie Fisher: My First Feminist Role Model
My article about Carrie Fisher was picked up by Good Men Project.
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J.K. Rowling #Volutourism #StopOrphanTrips
Volutourism With the recent statements by JK Rowling and some questions from my authors mastermind, I wanted to share my opinion on Volutourism. Which is volunteering to help a…
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Business Sharks vs Dolphins
In the last year I broke off associating with or doing business with sharks in business.
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Latest article about my friend dying has been picked up by Good Men Project
My article about my friend dying and its impact for me has been published by Good Men Project.
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My Friend Died And We Are Loved
I’m getting a pedicure and listening to a business podcast when my girlfriend texts me that our good friend Marla died.
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Marriage Equality For My Kids
he last three days have been some of the most emotional days in my life.
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Leading With Heart And Being Strong
I recently co hosted a business mastermind here right on the water in San Diego this last weekend. We took all of our experience and made an event that we would want to go to…
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I Won A Publishing Award
Christopher Sherrod shares the story of winning a publishing award for releasing books in PDF, digital, and physical formats, with photographs from the award event.
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I Was In Concert
I was in concert online today. To see more of my music.
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4 Steps to Automate Your Business
While starting a business can be a lot of fun, getting that business to grow can be less exciting. Many entrepreneurs tend to lose enthusiasm after the launch phase, and develop…
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The Power of Quick Implementation in a Fast-Paced World
Fast Track Your Concepts: A Guide to Swift Idea Implementation <! more It’s been a long journey since 1996 when I became a full time entrepreneur, where I’ve explored and…
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Daily Reflection: Gaining Insight Every Morning
The world is crazy fast and getting faster every second so finding time to pause and reflect can be challenging. However, incorporating a few moments of daily reflection into your…
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Delegation Helped Me Build a Better Business
I celebrated my birthday last week. Thai massage, comedy club, meals with friends, trip to a safari park with the family, resort, another massage, champagne, chocolate covered…
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Forgiveness
In business, heck in life, there are a lot of egos. My extended family think parts of the family are idiots and vice versa.
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A Degree Is Not a Business Plan
A reflection on why an elite education can become a liability when it replaces clear work, useful ideas, good partners, and the willingness to build something real.
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Nelson Mandela The Hero, and how you can be too
I grew up reading about Nelson Mandela and rejoiced when he was finally released from prison like most of the rest of the planet. And I mourned his recent passing.
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Missing The Father of Guerilla Marketing
The father of guerrilla marketing Jay Conrad Levinson passed from this realm yesterday.
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Life Is Good Cofounder The Hero
I recently meet Bert Jacobs the cofounder of Life Is Good.
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Johnny Carson The Hero
Johnny Carson was better than most people thought.
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Beauty in Business
Business in order to be successful has to be a thing of beauty. It has to have systems and procedures that when business is conducted it is a beautiful thing to watch.
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Missing Roger Ebert
I always loved Roger Ebert"s movie reviews, even if I didn"t agree with him.
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Where did my ego go?
A personal essay about growing a business by letting go of ego, outsourcing work, choosing selective partnerships, and learning to measure usefulness by impact rather than control.
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I Killed Chris
I killed Chris. Yup, I killed myself.
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Birthday message on why I'm happy and successful
It's my birthday and taking a few minutes to reflect and share of what I've learned this past year.
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What I Still Appreciate About Useful Online Education
I still appreciate useful online education.
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Why Some Online Business Teachers Lose Trust
Some online business teachers lose trust because they sell what people desperately want without helping them understand what they actually need.
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Mastering with A players
I had a great mastermind weekend. My main business won an affiliate contest. Instead of winning an iPad or brownies We won an entire weekend hanging out with other winners and…
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My Tribute to Jerry Hicks of Abraham-Hicks
Jerry Hicks kicked the bucket a few days ago.
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Remembering Steve Jobs - A Tribute to the Visionary Behind Apple's Legacy
I’m saddened to hear of Steve Jobs of Apple passing away.
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Raising a child is the ultimate leadership training
Raising a child is the ultimate leadership training.
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Becoming Marketable
I find most people think they have to do more, more action, more speaking, more emails, more of everything in order to become a successful heart conscious entrepreneur.
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Does Money Make You Happy?
People who don't have money think that more money will bring them happiness.
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Why are we here?
Are we here to learn a skill and have people pay us for that skill?
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Clearing your money energy
This week has been summer cleaning for me with money.
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Thinking, Rabbi, and German - What do they have in common?
Wow, the last couple of days have been fun.
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Lessons From My Partnership Telesummit
My Partnership Telesummit ended yesterday.
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When kids are named after your brand name...
Robin Williams and his daughter, who was named after Zelda the video game, appear in an ad for the new Zelda game "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D".
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If someone with a stroke can do it. You can do it.
I meet a woman that had a stroke a few weeks ago.
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5 Ways to Test Out Your Next Joint Venture Business Partner
My last article about the 5 lessons working with partners got a lot of comments on Facebook, so I thought I would follow that up with ways to test out a business partner.
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5 Lessons learned from working with partners
Working with partners can be challenging.
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How I Became More Social
I had a former neighbor tell me recently that she really looked up to me.
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Look Up, Get up, Never Give Up
Back in 1999 I gave up. I was consulting with a company that went out of business in one split second. I was stuck in a foreign country the day before getting paid my monthly fee.…
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Wii isn't this fun?
I have finally found how to get respect from our kids.
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My Photograph Is In An Art Gallery
Christopher Sherrod shares the story of having one of his photographs displayed in an art gallery, from taking the image in university to attending the exhibition opening.
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What's your ideal target market?
Yesterday was a day of contrast for me. I when to an art opening lecture with my girlfriend. It was full of artistic people listening to two people about architecture and art, how…
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Being an Expert: Set The Standard
In order to be an expert you have to really be an expert. You have to know more about your subject matter than most of the planet. And you need to set the standard. You need to be…
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Why Strong Brands Can Charge More (and Keep Customers Happy Doing It)
Why Strong Brands Can Charge More (and Keep Customers Happy Doing It)
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How To Manage Your Value Benefits
When you're the best at what you do you can more easily manage the benefits you provide to your customers.
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How To Maintain and Even Increase Your Prices
With a good brand you can charge more for your products and services because you are seen as the best.
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How To Create Customer Loyalty
The times of having quickie products, products that are for lack of a better word "crap," are over. People won't put up with bad products anymore. You're probably thinking people…
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Leaders and Leeches: Which Are You?
You're not a leader if you are a CEO of your own company and you have two contractors having a dispute and you tell your staff that you don't want to hear about it even though…
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Should you be the best?
There will always someone faster, stronger or better than you. But no one else is you. Be your own brand.
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Play smarter than you are
People like your point of view. The people that don't can move on. You can't please everyone.
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I am my first client
You are your first client. If you don't prioritize yourself everyone else suffers.
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Lots of Money Leads to Failure
Lots of Money Leads to Failure
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Time is Money
Time is Money
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I'm on Mind your Own Business in Boston today
I'm on Mind your Own Business in Boston today
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Business Is Like Improv
I recently took an improv class. I loved it so much I signed up for the full course, which starts in a week. What I noticed while doing improv is that it's a lot like doing…
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Neutral like Switzerland
I'm like Switzerland. Me and my company are neutral.
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What a Wonderful World
I don't usually use an alarm clock and when I do it's not an alarm. I wake up to the song "What a Wonderful World".
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How To Screw Your Reputation Like BP
BP started ads addressing the 6 week old oil spill today. As the Obama administration opens civil and criminal investigations into the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the…
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I did my first firewalk and second
Saturday I firewalked for the first and second time. Michael Eckerman had a firewalking seminar. Michael is a Certified Firewalk Instructor certified by the Firewalking Institute…
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I'm Thankful For
Things I am thankful for
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Playing the Money Game
If you lose all your money, it sucks. But, it's not the end of the world. You get another opportunity to get right back in the game.
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Cruise Ships and upsells
I recently went to a seminar on a cruise ship. It was the first time for me to be on a cruise ship.
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I hate voice mail
I really do hate voice mail. Someone calls you while you're on the phone or bathroom and they leave a voice mail. Now I have to call my voice mail and listen to a way too long…
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How To Handle No Response People
It's frustrating when people don't respond to your voice mail or email. Over the years I've worked with many people that don't respond. And for many years I didn't understand them.
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Go out there and get hurt
In order to be successful in business you have to be willing to be hurt. If you avoid doing anything to get hurt you will not be successful at all.
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How To Retire - A simple system that works
I heard a growing trend is for people to retire to college towns where they can volunteer and keep learning new things. Good idea.
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Big Fat Greek Wedding Sedona Style
I'm a big fan of celebrating life. I love to work hard but I also love to party.
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Why The Soft Launch is Smart
It seems all you hear about in Internet Marketing is the hard and fast launch. It works and does create a frenzy for buying the product. And it is usually done for products that…
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Trying to make money will never make you rich
In over 23 years of working with small business client I've heard "I just want to quit my job and do my own business" or "If I just made a bit more money life would be good".
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How to travel and still do business
I've traveled a lot. Went to France and Venice Italy last summer. London, Paris and Edinburgh the summer before that, and Panama the summer before that. I've traveled and still…
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The Only Thing That’s Keeping You From Getting What You Want Is The Story You Keep Telling Yourself
I didn't think I was good at public speaking. I joined Toastmasters and did that for over a year until I got so comfortable with my group that I wasn't learning anymore. If I know…
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Play Prosperity Games - A Weekend Testimonial
I did a Prosperity Game Saturday in front of over 50 people. Here is a testimonial from an attendee.
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Number 1 Excuse For Failure By Far
I consult with many business owners every week, doing their websites and guiding them in the right direction. And by far the number one excuse for the people that fail is not…
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Christian Bale is a corporate hero
An interesting point of view on the Christian Bale rant.
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Top 5 Tips to Moving Stress Free
I just moved to Austin Texas. I've moved a lot and the stress of moving used to be almost to much for me. I hated the actual moving. I loved the new place feeling and getting rid…
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Disgruntled customer offered Virgin job
Yesterday I blogged about Virgin and why complaining customers are the best. Well, today Virgin offers the complaining customer a job.
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Complaining Customers Are The Best
Virgin has what some are calling the world's best passenger complaint letter floating around. It's been emailed around the world. Of course it is very embarrassing for Richard…
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Say What Actually Happened When Something Breaks
One of the most useful things a business can do when something breaks is tell the truth plainly.
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Stop Worrying or Die
Stop worrying about doing everything. Stop worrying about things beyond your control. Stop worrying about what some people think about you.
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Make the Risk Smaller
Courage is not the absence of fear. Often, it is the practice of making uncertainty small enough to move through.
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Decabling Your Life: Getting Your Entertainment for Free on the Internet
Some of my relatives spend $1500 on cable TV a year. I watch more DVDs than cable TV, so spending that much seems crazy. But I understand that it's nice to watch a good show or…
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How to Avoid Getting Burned by the Next Bernard Madoff
Here are some basic checks to avoid getting into a ponzi scheme.
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Do Not Spend Until You Earn
The biggest issue I see with people starting in a new business is they spend way too much money starting before they make a single penny. I know most people think the problem is…
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77 Ways to Learn Faster, Deeper, and Better
I've become interested in life hacking my brain lately. Here is a 74 techniques I found interesting.
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School results and age are no predictor of future success
My clientele vary a lot. Men and women of all ages and backgrounds. They all have one thing in common. An entrepreneurial spirit. Here are a couple of articles about how school…
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How to Lose Friends
Recently a very good friend of mine had a falling out with a business partner. I don't know the details but I was supportive. Then a couple of weeks later the business partner…
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Market every day
I doing marketing every day . If you market every day then your stream of business stays fairly constant. If you get so busy that you can't market for a month then your sales…
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Black Friday from your computer
The first time I went out of the house on Black Friday I had no idea it was the most popular shopping day of the year. I was new to Phoenix Arizona and before when I lived in…
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My attitude of gratitude
I recently received an email reply to why I was blessed last week. I had sent out an email where I was blessed to have so much going on. I was in a top 36 selling book on Amazon…
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Results of: What Is the Single Most Frustrating Problem or Fear in Your Business?
Here are the results of my survey, "What is the single most frustrating problem or fear in your business?"
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I read Cosmopolitan magazine, no really
One of my mastermind members suggested on today's mastermind call to read Cosmopolitan magazine to learn about headline writing and my initial reaction was to laugh, but they were…
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Asset Allocation Beats The Market Every Time
For a long time, I thought investing was about choosing the right thing.
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Too small to fail
I love this quote. If you act small and think big, you are too small to fail. You won't need a bailout because your business makes sense each and every day. You won't need a…
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Lessons from Motrin
Motrin released an ad on their website on Saturday. That said this in 20 something voice:</p Wearing your baby seems to be in fashion. I mean, in theory it’s a great idea. There’s…
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Celebrate your achievements
I'm about to leave for an extended weekend out of town. I'm taking Richard Branson's advice in his new book "Business Stripped Bare" and I'm throwing a party. Yup, Saturday night…
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Good job isn't so good
Having a good job is not what it used to be. In fact, it's pretty risky. After working your ass off for many years companies just let you go. It's happened to many of my family…
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Six Horrible Financial Products You Should Avoid
When I read this article I thought it was a joke...a 401K Debit Card. But they really exist.
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Creative entrepreneurs can survive the crisis
Big companies that are not creative will hurt and many go out of business. Nimble small companies that are creative will florish. Be creative. Now is the time for using your brain…
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The fall of MBAs
We are in a time of creativity. More than ever. I heard recently that MFA is going to be the new MBA . Being creative in business is the key now because the MBA stuff can be…
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My Prosperity Laptop
Since most of my work is done on my laptop I have tricked it out as they would say. But I also decorate it. I put on what I want.
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Internet Get Rich Quick targeted
Internet get rich quick people are being targeted by the Feds. The hype is so great and the amount of just awful schemes that it was just a matter of time.
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You get what you pay for
I recently had a client who's website went offline for a few days. I did my best to make sure this didn't happen but when the people that make mistakes are the only people that…
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How to start doomed
You're doomed if a vast majority of cases if you quit your old job and buy a bunch of gear/gadgets/equipment and then start your business.
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Sushi Innovation
I had such a good morning yesterday. I had two clients recommend me to all their family, friends and business associates. Another client is going to record me a video testimonial.…
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It's You, Not The Economy
The biggest factor in a new startup company is you, the founder. It's not the economy, it's you. Microsoft and Apple both started in a recession in the 70's. They had the ideas…
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Money solves all problems, yeah right
Yesterday I was talking to a client about when to get financing. I started with when you should not get financing, like when you don't even have clients. I've lost count of the…
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Write A Business Plan In 10 Seconds
Forming a business plan around a business idea can be very quick. Check out this 10 second solution.
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Big banks vs regional
I have a great aunt with a lot of money. She has many many accounts in many banks with no more than $100,000 USD in each because that is the limit the FDIC Insurance will pay. Not…
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How To Know If Your Business Idea Is Any Good
Have a customer already. When a client asks for something we do it and then offer to everyone else. Works great.
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How Often Should You Publish?
The successful Internet Marketers or businesses have a whole product line. When they come out with a new product or service they market it like crazy and they get new clients. Old…
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The myth of launch PR
Many people in Internet Marketing strive for the big launch. They setup a ton of bonuses and JV partners. And promote their book on a particular day to get it to 1 for a category.…
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Paul Newman the Philanthropist
I know Paul Newman mostly through his charity work. I've seen him in some movies, and I know he liked race car driving, which is a bit loud for me. His charity work was…
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There Is No Reverse Gear On This Thing
There are many ways to run a successful company. What works once may never work again. What everyone tells you never to do may just work, once. There are no rules. You don’t learn…
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Virgin Twitter
I blogged about Richard Branson having a blog two days ago. I was very excited that he was going to blog occasionally. His fans and I could hear directly from him. I ordered his…
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High Oil Prices Is Good
High oil prices are good? Why when everyone on the news says it's bad? When all your neighbors and friends say it is bad?
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Strategic partnerships
Are you struggling? Does it seem you are not moving forward?
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I Think I Can
Do you know the difference between successful and unsuccessful business people?
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The Horror of Mental Images
At a dinner party at a friend's place last weekend, the subject of favorite movies came up. Out of six people, only two liked horror movies. The other four of us couldn't…
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Nothing but Net
It is not how much money you make that really matters. I've know many people that make millions and a vast majority of them are broke.
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You Don’t Have to Own It to Enjoy It
We often think we want an object when what we really want is the experience we associate with it. A lighter life begins by learning the difference.
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Silence Is No
The answer is always no if you don't ask. I've seen this many times. This is why I simply ask.
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Why you are failing
Last week I had a mastermind member call me the Internet Marketing guru of the group. Quite flattering and it made me uncomfortable because I look up to many others as gurus of…
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Author of '100 Things to Do Before You Die' is killed in fall
Just shows you to live life now.
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Customer Satisfaction: Time is Precious
I've noticed in Internet Marketing that many professional Internet Marketers are awful at customer service. Some even remove people from their list and ban there IP address from…
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Reversible business models
I just finished reading this excellent post. Here is a quote. In China, some doctors are paid monthly when you are healthy. If you are sick, it's their fault, so you don't have to…
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Multiplying Output in Groups Plus
Tim Ferris' latest blog post is awesome. So much content. I love that.
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Test for authenticity
I was reading Seth Godin's article about Real vs Slick and it my mind thought people resonate with real people. They like authentic people. That is why a lot of Internet Marketers…
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Escaping the Amish
Back in the late 1990's I wanted to be Amish. I wanted freedom in what I considered an unfree world. I wanted to live my life happy and thought being Amish would do that.
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08 08 08 - A Day of Prosperity | Heart Book Series
Yesterday was prosperity day. 08 08 08.
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What would Paul and Linda do?
Yesterday I was listening to <a href="http://www.paulmccartney.com/" rel="nofollow"Paul McCartney</a. I'm in an home exchange here in Paris France and they have a bunch of Paul's…
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Dreaming my solution
Last year I had a dream where I knew exactly how to create a product and it would take less than 2 hours for everything.
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How to Remember Dreams
I'm a big fan of dreaming. I get a ton of ideas while dreaming. This is a good article on how to remember dreams.
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Seize the day
Sandpipers run towards the waves to eat and take their opportunity. Then when the waves come back they get out of the way. They seize the day and take their opporunity.
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A Daily Guide To Creativity And New Ideas
Here is an excellent article about creativity.
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ABC Formula for Success
There is no ABC formula for success that everybody can get to work. Doesn't exist. If it did then there would only be on success book. Nobody else would have written a success…
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Yellow tape your office
I've gone through simplifying my life. I've turned off my mobile phone ringer, muted my computer, put Skype and GTalk on do not disturb a vast majority of the day, filtered my…
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Are You Too Big to Be an Entrepreneur?
I watched the movie Big a few months ago with the family. I hadn't seen it since it came out in theaters.
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Time Is Not On Your Side
Back in December when I was on a "writer's retreat" on the coast of Texas, my partner Nan and I wanted to focus on getting more done while still having a life. I've automated more…
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Why businesses fail
Government types say that businesses fail because they don't have enough money. I don't believe this at all. Businesses fail because business forget to sell. Professionals think…
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Day Off
I've noticed via email lists and twitter that most Internet Marketers work every day of the week. Now they may only blog and send an email out every day, and that may only take…
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Waiting My Turn
Listen. Listening is important. There isn't enough of it going around in the world I believe. I learn the most when I listen to my friends and clients. Clients will tell you…
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How to Use Parkinson's Law to Your Advantage
Ever heard of Parkinson's Law? The simple statement that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Joel has an excellent article about Parkinson's Law and some…
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Got Critics?
If you don’t have critics, then you aren’t trying hard enough. You might think I’m kidding, but I’m not. If you're not pushing the envelope, not sharing enough of yourself, and…
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Email Etiquette Pages Explain So You Don't Have To
I used to send people a blog link of mine years ago to tell them about my dislike for forwarded emails. Now people are using whole websites. Cool.
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Don't Check Your Valuables
Here is a story about a very frequent traveler losing thousands of dollars of electronics out of his luggage.
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How to beat a speeding ticket
I've gotten three speeding tickets. Two I got of of and one I went to a class. I've found these tips to one that I also would recommend. This first I think should be don't drive…
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We specialize in everything
Seth asks a great question for your business. What are you specializing in? What are you really good at? What is your passion? Know that and you know your next step. Also, Seth…
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Perfection vs. Efficiency
If you achieve perfection without any control of the expense, you will end up with waste. This takes you out of the green excellence zone. If you only focus on keeping your costs…
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Max Your Minds Performance by Distracting Yourself
Cool mind hacks for maximum performance.
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Yes, How Can I Fix It?
I've blogged before about how I find most businesses on the internet have horrible customer service, or none at all. I asked one person why I hadn't gotten a response in two weeks…
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Fire the workaholics
Someone posted that they only hire workaholics . Another CEO then wrote a blog post in response saying fire the workaholics. I've been a workaholic. Almost killed me. Made it out…
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Early Birthday Party #1
I was quietly relaxing on the back porch when my love Nan called me and told me there was a change of plans. Instead of dropping one the kids friends back at her place they were…
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Abundance vs. Scarcity Mindset
Great article about the differences thinking about abundance vs. scarcity.
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Why It’s Important To Know Who You’re Sharing Your Goals With
I've had mastermind members tell me that being successful and not working all the time is bullst. That is my goal and I do pretty good at it. I'm off for a home exchange for a…
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The Power of Lucid Dreaming
The Power of Lucid Dreaming
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Inspired Action vs. Workaholicism Bonus
Are you doing inspired action or are you just working to pay for everything? Are you a workaholic? Do you think you have to work all the time? I used to. It didn't work for me. I…
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Good News
Does your business talk about good news? Do you share good news? In a world of negatives, simply sharing good news can have you above the crowd.
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Picking A Charity
Picking a charity is actually harder than most people think.
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Master of your own domain
A mastermind member sent this to me via email.
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Participate in the Value Revolution
Back in the heyday of car manufacturers there were literally thousands of car manufacturers throughout the USA. Every town practically had someone making cars. Then Ford started…
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Never Lie
One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's kids asked him if he was killing more pets in California when he was governor. He had approved a measure to reduce the number of days before killing…
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Wholefoods Prosperity Campaign
Wholefood the grocery store is running a prosperity campaign. It's good to see a grocery store helping to increase prosperity instead of the usual giving away food. Giving away…
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Talk hard
I recently watched "Pump Up The Volume". When I first saw this movie it really struck me as being an important statement. It showed that the school system hurt people that were…
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Wise money
A Wise One Will Never Step Over Dollars to Pick Up Pennies.
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What constitutes abundance?
Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. John Petit Senn<
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More time
Today is the 29th of February, a leap year day. An extra day in your life this year. What are you going to do with your extra day? Do you focus on getting more business done, or…
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I have down days too
I had a "bad" day yesterday.
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Passionate Valentines
This is only my second Valentine's Day with someone special in my life. Yeah believe it or not the rest of my life I didn't have someone special in my life when today came up.
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The secret of success is constancy to purpose
Benjamin Disraeli wrote "The secret of success is constancy to purpose."
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Reaching your goals
If you know what to do to reach your goal, it's not a big enough goal.
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Hot tub ideas
I'm know for being Mr. Jacuzzi. I can sit and enjoy a good jacuzzi for hours. I'm the first one to notify management when at a resort if the jacuzzi isn't working or too cold. The…
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Are High School Dropouts More Successful?
It's a common belief that formal education is the key to success. However, history and contemporary examples show that many high school dropouts have achieved extraordinary…
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The Elders
Richard Branson along with Peter Gabriel started The Elders. A great idea. They are people the world trust and are free from politica, military and economic pressures.
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Keep Moving Forward
Dreams are yours for the making. <! more Dream big dreams, dream beyond your comfort, dream your head off and then do it.
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Working on the Internet while traveling
I'm traveling and we just moved into another condo for a month. At first the Internet looked fine then I started to have some issues.
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Richard Branson: If pay deal isn't enough, quit
Some times when your employees ask for more than you can afford to profitably run your business you have to put your foot down. Richard Branson just did that with Virgin Atlantic…
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Open Source Living
I use open source software a lot. The problem I've had in the past is that you have to try many applications to find one that actually works. Open Source Living, an archive of the…
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Lavish praise
Here is some great advice about leadership.
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Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia
A very interesting study about dyslexia and entrepreneurship.
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The Abundance of Celebrating Other People’s Success
An older reflection on developing a prosperity mindset, remembering that another person’s success does not diminish your own, and learning to make room for abundance without…
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Hard work vs. Smart work
I'm at the beach for the month of December. Some of it to relax like this weekend. Some of it to work like any other day.
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Avoiding Negative talk
Have you ever noticed that successful people are positive and unsuccessful people are negative.
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Dreams Still Need Action
This is an older piece from a time when I wrote more directly about the Law of Attraction. I would frame it more simply now: dreams still need action.
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The Power of Gratitude
An early reflection on the practical power of gratitude to make us happier, healthier, more optimistic, and more productive without requiring money or much time.
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When Is It Time To Leave?
How do you know when it's time to leave what you are doing and move on?
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Raining money chart
I recently updated my multiple streams of income chart and it really changed my life. I'm seeing more potential, faster, and easier.
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Above All Is Love
A personal reflection on finding focus, purpose, and a meaningful direction by bringing love into the way we work, lead, and build a life.
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Truth Beauty Freedom Love
I live by these ideals. Truth, Beauty, Freedom and above all Love.
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Happiness
"The moment you are asking am I happy, you're not." Krishna Murti
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Anita was not scared
Many successful people get scared.
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Growing forward
When a company is known for it's founder it can be a problem. When the person behind the company wants to retire what does the company do? Virgin is having this discussion right…
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How to Identify an Opportunity
A practical reflection on identifying opportunities by looking for neglected customer needs, better ways to deliver value, and markets where complacent competition leaves room to…
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Saw Genesis In Concert Finally
We happened to be in London and getting all settled into our hotel when I found out that one of my favorite bands was playing in a couple of days nearby. So Nan gets tickets and…
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Balancing Success and Happiness - My Journey to Enjoying Life While Achieving Business Goals
I’m just back from another vacation.
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Feel good button
I got a button that simply says "Feel Good Button" on it for my birthday.
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Yearly Celebration
I had one of two birthday parties last night.
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What separates winners from losers?
What separates winners from losers?
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Should You Ignore Controversy?
I choose to simply ignore controversy. <! more I don’t believe there is a controversy.
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Living beyond your means
Many people are living way beyond their means. Spending more than you make is not being prosperous. It is not a good idea and will eventually catch up with you. <! more I’ve found…
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Play Prosperity Games: A Resounding Success and the Birth of Creative Ideas
This article reflects an earlier phase of my work, when I focused on entrepreneurship and building new ventures.
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When To Say No
Sometimes you have to say no. So you can say yes. Focusing on what you do best means you sometimes have to say no. But what do you say no to. That is always a big question. It…
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It isn’t always about the money
I just got back from a free trip to the Corpus Cristi area in Texas USA. My partner and I felt like going to the beach. Less than a week later she was offered a speaking…
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Steve Irwin: A Life Lived Full Out, A Lesson for Entrepreneurs
When I heard of Steve Irwin’s death, it gave me a smile. Not because I’m glad he is dead. I’m actually quite sad. It has taken me almost a week to write this article. I’m happy…
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Money as a Tool for a Better Life
Money is not something to worship, hoard, or ignore. It is a tool. Used well, it can create stability, open choices, support good work, and help improve your life and the lives of…
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Abraham-Hicks - Art of Allowing Workshop
I was introduced to Abraham Hicks teachings back in September or Octover. I got their newest book and also found out they have workshops. They call them Art Of Allowing. So I…
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Cashflow Games
I have found the Cashflow games from Rich Dad, Poor Dad fame Robert Kiyosaki to be very helpful. Plus you can meet like minded people at local games.